Combination birth control pill and period like cramps
How our community feel they have been impacted by period like cramps on the combination birth control pill
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
None or not sure
69%
A bit
15%
Quite a bit
10%
A lot
5%
A great deal
2%
Out of the 83 reviews for the combination birth control pill, 26 people (31%) reported period like cramps.
Reviewers that reported period like cramps as a side effect
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Used for 1 - 3 mo
26 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 2 weeks ago
Terrible, severe depression within a few days of use. Have not experienced mood swings that bad before or since. At least the packaging is cute?
Very negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 6 mo
43 years old
🇺🇸 US
• 21st Sep 24
I use BC to control my heavy 3 week long bleeds. I'm 43, and went from PCOS bleeds to perimenopause bleeds. This one worked well, but did cause breakthrough bleeding a little in the first few packs. By breakthrough I mean an actual period gush, not spotting, I also had spotting off and on. It did shorten my periods to about 7 days. My mood seemed down a bit more, and my libido did decrease a little. However, I had the big O just fine, with my previous one(elinest) I couldnt. I'm starting Amethyst which is a slightly lower dose of the same hormones, hopefully that helps even me more. Overall, I would take Aviane again if I had to.
Somewhat negative mood
1 more effect
0 helpful
0 comments
Used for 3 - 5 yr
Lowdown user
🇺🇸 US
• 6th Sep 24
Somewhat negative mood
2 more effects
0 helpful
0 comments
Combination birth control pill common side effects
Data is taken from self reported Lowdown user reviews
Headaches
40% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported headaches
Breast enlargement
34% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported breast enlargement
Period like cramps
31% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported period like cramps
Tender breasts
31% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported tender breasts
Sweating more than usual
28% of the combination birth control pill reviewers reported sweating more than usual
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